Is Your Team Connecting, Whispering or Shouting?
Is Your Team Connecting, Whispering or Shouting?
As a leader, do you know whether your team is connecting, whispering, or shouting? A recent Gallup survey1 identified three categories to describe employees’ engagement at work.
- Thriving because they find meaning in their work, engage and listen to others, take pride in their performance and are willing to go the extra mile. Only one in five employees feel connected to their leader and the organization in this way.
- Quiet quitting because they’re just doing the bare minimum, are disconnected emotionally, or stressed. Surprisingly three out of five employees are not engaged. They’re whispering about their leader and the things they don’t like in their environment.
- Loud quitting because they’re causing harmful crises in the business, lack trust in their leadership, or aren’t fulfilling their role. One in five employees are actively disengaged and symbolically shouting their discontent to those around them.
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I recently facilitated an end of year meeting with one of my clients and allocated time for each person to share what they appreciated about every one of their colleagues. We were meeting virtually, and each person was invited to put their thoughts in a group chat, so that the recipient could go back to it later and reread it. As the facilitator, this was about them, not me, so I wasn’t even thinking about asking for their comments about me.
As we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest crisis in our lifetime, we’re hearing about many acts of heroism, kindness, generosity, and creativity.